Consumer Reports releases updated report on high levels of heavy metals in chocolate, NCA reaffirms chocolate is safe to eat

Dark chocolate “can be contaminated with lead and cadmium, two heavy metals linked to serious health problems,” Consumer Reports warned this week, referencing its 2022 test of 23 chocolate brands; while the National Confectioner Association reaffirms its safety citing the Proposition 65 settlement.

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